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chapter:
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  doi: 10.7930/J0KS6PHH
  identifier: appendix-climate-science-supplement
  number: 33
  report_identifier: nca3
  sort_key: 330
  title: 'Appendix 3: Climate Science Supplement'
  url: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/appendices/climate-science-supplement
chapter_identifier: appendix-climate-science-supplement
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confidence: ~
description: Past emissions of heat-trapping gases have already committed the world to a certain amount of future climate change. How much more the climate will change depends on future emissions and the sensitivity of the climate system to those emissions.
display_name: NCA3 Finding 33.5
evidence: ~
href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/report/nca3/chapter/appendix-climate-science-supplement/finding/climate-change-depends-on-emissions.yaml
identifier: climate-change-depends-on-emissions
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parents: []
process: ~
report_identifier: nca3
statement: Past emissions of heat-trapping gases have already committed the world to a certain amount of future climate change. How much more the climate will change depends on future emissions and the sensitivity of the climate system to those emissions.
type: finding
uncertainties: ~
uri: /report/nca3/chapter/appendix-climate-science-supplement/finding/climate-change-depends-on-emissions
url: ~